Bag-holder



(N0 ModeL) R. HILL.

' TNESSES X W BAG HOLDER,

Patented May 5, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED R. HILL, OF WAUSEON, 01110.

BAG-H-OLIYDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,356, dated May 5,1885. Application filed January 22, 1885. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, ALFRED R. HILL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at WVauseon, in the county of Fulton and State ofOhio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders;and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon. which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bag-holders; and it consists in the improvementshereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective View of a bag-holder constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a front View, and Fig. 3 is a side view, of thesame.

A represents a receptacle, which consists of four sides, a a, two of theopposite sides being wedge-shaped, as shown.

To the rear portion of the receptacle A are secured metallic straps b,the upper ends of which are bent over,so as to form hooks, which servethe purpose of supporting the receptacle. These hooks are adapted toenter staples or bails, as shown in Fig. 1; or they may be placed overthe edge of agrain-bin. In either case they will hold the receptacle Ain a nearly vertical'position.

The two wedge'shaped sides of the receptacle A have secured at theirlower ends crossbars 0 d, the ends of the rear cross-bar, d, beingpointed, while the crossbar c has square ends.

To one edge of the receptacle A, above the cross-bar c, is rigidlyattached a block, 6, the lower edge of which is beveled-inwardly, asseen in Fig. 1. This block serves to retain in position a sliding bar,f, the upper edge of which is beveled, so as to correspond with theinclined face of the block 6, as also seen in Fig. 1. The inner end ofthis sliding bar is upturned, as shown atf,'so as to form astop, andalso to provide for the attachment of the end of the pivoted lever B.The lower end of the pivoted lever B is attached to the sliding bar f bya transverse pin, 9, which enters the slot 2' in the end of the lever.The upper end of the lever 13, above its pivoted portion, has attachedthereto a hook, h, which is adapted to engage with the eyes h.

To secure the bag upon the holder, the mouth of the bag is placed overthe cross-bars c d. The lever is then moved in the direction indicatedby the arrow in Fig. 2, which forces the sliding bar f outwardly anddraws the mouth of the bag tightly around the ends of the crossbars andthe sliding bar. The lever is held in position, when the bar has beenforced outwardly, by the hook. By this arrangement the bag can be easilyplaced upon the receptacle and removed therefrom. If desirable, thelower end of the pivoted bar B may simply abut against the end of thesliding barf, and instead of employing a hook and staple for holdingthis pivoted bar or lever in place, I may employ a pin,which will enterperforations in the side piece to which the lever B is pivoted.

I claim- 1. The combination, in abag-holder, of the receptacle A,provided at its base with the projecting bars 0 d. and block 6, securedon the side of said receptacle and forming, in conjunction with the bar0, a horizontal bearingbar, f, located in said horizontal bearing,and apivoted lever for forcing said barf outwardly and inwardly in saidhorizontal bearing, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bag-holder,the receptacle A, having rigidly attached at itslower edges projecting cross-bars c d, a block attached above one ofsaid cross-bars, and provided with an inclined lower edge, the slidingbar f, with inclined upper edge, pivoted lever B, adapted to abutagainst said sliding bar, and means for holding said lever against thesliding bar,the parts being combined and organized substantially asshown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED R. HILL.

Witnesses:

MAZZINI SLUSSER, L. M. MURPHY.

